The Pharmacy, Santa Rosa: Google “avocado toast in Sonoma County,” and a link to this health-conscious cafe is one of the first to pop up. Made with farm-fresh ingredients from local food producers and topped with fleur de sel, Katz olive oil, chili flakes, and Forni-Brown sunflower sprouts, people rave about this take on the avo-toast on both Instagram and Yelp. 990 Sonoma Ave #1, Santa Rosa. (Photo courtesy of The Pharmacy)

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Brew Coffee and Beer House, Santa Rosa: This cool and quirky coffee house serves up three different styles of avocado toast. Our favorite, The Rainbow, is made with thick slices of Revolution Bread (crafted by Eli Colvin in Petaluma) topped with smashed avocado, chèvre, pickled onions, watermelon radish, grated carrots, grape tomatoes, micro greens and a balsamic reduction. It is as colorful as the rainbow flag that welcomes visitors to Brew. 555 Healdsburg Ave, Santa Rosa (Photo courtesy of @sharayray).

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City Garden Doughnuts & Coffee, Santa Rosa: This 4th Street spot may be best know for their brioche-style donuts but for those looking for a savory treat with their latte, they now also make an avocado toast. With one whole avocado on each piece of toast, guests are getting a good bang for the buck. 1200 4th St, Santa Rosa. (Photo courtesy of City Garden)

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The River Vine Cafe, Santa Rosa: Located at the Vintners Inn in northern Santa Rosa, this new cafe offers a more laidback atmosphere than its renowned sister restaurant John Ash & Co. The avocado toast is made with Costeaux Bakery's nine-grain bread and, in addition to avocado, it features pickled onions, arugula, and Verjus dressing. Paired with a mimosa and followed by beignets with a chicory coffee chocolate sauce, it may not be the healthiest brunch but it is certainly delicious. 4350 Barnes Road, Santa Rosa. (Photo courtesy of @sharayray)

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Trail House, Santa Rosa: This coffee shop and taproom located just next to Howarth Park, has a build-your-own avocado toast bar for their cycling-loving crowd. Add bacon bits, Manchego cheese, chopped almonds, dried cranberries, and more. Pair it with a coffee in the morning, a cold craft beer in the afternoon, or a mimosa on the weekend. 4036 Montgomery Dr, Santa Rosa. (Photo courtesy of @sharayray)

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Plank Coffee, Cloverdale and Healdsburg: This locally owned coffee shop serves up avocado toast at its original location in downtown Cloverdale and a newly opened spot on Dry Creek Road in Healdsburg. Their toast is comprised of freshly baked rye bread from Santa Rosa's Goguette (named one of the top 20 bakeries in Sonoma County), smashed avocado, Za’atar dressing, and cucumber. It is topped with micro greens and sea salt. 227 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale. (Photo courtesy of @sharayray)

Wishbone, Petaluma: This Petaluma spot serves up their avocado toast on sourdough bread with goat cheese, fresh blueberries, honey and bee pollen, and the hashtag #hipsterbabyfood. Their take on the trendy toast is everything hipster foodies love: local ingredients mixed with a pleasing aesthetic. Try it with a fried duck egg to add some extra protein, and check off another Sonoma County food trend. 841 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma (Photo courtesy of Wishbone)

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Della Fattoria, Petaluma: This downtown cafe and restaurant gets packed on the weekends as people line up for freshly-baked bread, breakfast, pastries and desserts. Their avocado toast doesn’t have a lot of bells and whistles, and it doesn’t need to: Della Fattoria believes that simple ingredients - like good bread - speak for themselves. 141 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. (Photo courtesy of @healdsburgbites)

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Slice of Life, Sebastopol: This vegan restaurant, known for their pizza and freshly-squeezed juice bar, serves avocado toast all day. It is made with local bread and topped with hemp seeds, pickled onions, and sliced organic tomatoes. Add vegan cheese or fakin' bacon to your toast for some extra protein. 6970 McKinley St, Sebastopol. (Photo courtesy of Slice of Life)

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Fork Roadhouse, Sebastopol: This rustic roadhouse on Bodega Highway, located just between Sebastopol and Freestone, is known for its locally sourced ingredients. Their avocado toast is the most minimalist on this list, but between the grilled seeded sourdough, the avocado and the poached egg, you don't need anything else to make it more delicious. 9890 Bodega Hwy, Sebastopol. (Photo courtesy of Fork Roadhouse)

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A Napa option: The Boon Fly Cafe at Carneros Resort and Spa: Located between the cities of Napa and Sonoma, this brunch cafe gets packed on weekends. Take an early morning ride to get a bite of their avocado toast with pistachios, dried cranberries, and herb salad on top of sourdough bread. Then head out to a Carneros winery for a tasting. 4048 Sonoma Hwy, Napa. (Photo courtesy of The Boon Fly Cafe)

Call it the most delicious veggie and bread combo, the ultimate hipster food, or the reason why millennials can’t afford a home, the avocado toast has been creating both frenzy and controversy (even injuries) in the past few years, and continues to be trending. While this particular pairing may seem pretty basic to some, it can be so much more than just avocado and toast – as over a million Instagram pictures will attest to.

To celebrate the trendy toast, we’ve rounded up some of our favorites in the gallery above. Each featured Sonoma County spot offers its very own take on this 21st century classic – pair it with a bottomless mimosa and you’ve got yourself the perfect #brunch shot. Did we miss one of your favorites? Let us know in the comments.

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